All posts tagged "first amendment"
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Blount Pride Attendance Doubles After DA Threatens to Prosecute
A Tennessee Pride festival's attendance doubled this year, despite threats to prosecute organizers under a law banning drag performances.
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Lawsuit Challenging Pro-Trans School Restroom Policy Dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a conservative legal organization on behalf of nine parents challenging an Ohio school district’s policy allowing...
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Federal Judge Blocks Montana’s Ban on Drag Performances
A federal judge has blocked the state of Montana from enforcing a law aimed at prohibiting drag performances in public spaces on the grounds that...
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Judge Blocks Arkansas Law to Jail Librarians for “Harmful” Books
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that would have allowed librarians, teachers, and booksellers to be imprisoned for up to six years...
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Judge Allows Drag Shows to Resume at Hamburger Mary’s
Hamburger Mary's Orlando received a respite after a federal judge blocked Florida from punishing the restaurant under its anti-drag law.
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Anti-Gay Website Designer
Court's 6-3 majority rules that Colorado's LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination law infringes on wedding website designer's First Amendment rights.
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Gay Penguin Book Authors Sue Over Ban
The authors of "And Tango Makes Three" argue that a Florida school district's book ban is unconstitutional.
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Federal Judge Rules Tennessee Drag Ban Unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that Tennessee's law banning drag performances is overly broad and infringes on performers' First Amendment rights.
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Hamburger Mary’s Orlando Sues Florida Over Anti-Drag Law
Hamburger Mary's is suing Florida over a law to restrict drag performances, claiming it violates the restaurant's First Amendment rights.
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Transgender Girl Banned From Wearing Dress To Graduation
The American Civil Liberties Union launches lawsuit against Harrison County School District in Mississippi on behalf of 17-year-old client.
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Zooey Zephyr Sues Over Removal from Montana House Floor
Lawsuit claims House's censure of trans lawmaker denies her constituents equal representation in government.
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Disney Sues Ron DeSantis Over “Targeted Retaliation” Campaign
Lawsuit claims Florida officials have targeted the company as punishment for speaking out against the "Don't Say Gay" law.
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University President Cancels Drag Event, Compares Drag to “Blackface”
Students at West Texas A&M University who planned to host a drag fundraiser are suing the school and its president for canceling the show.
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Charges Dropped Against Gay Reporter Evan Lambert
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has dropped a pair of charges filed against a gay reporter who was arrested while doing his job.
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Gay D.C. Reporter Arrested in Ohio for Live Broadcast
Evan Lambert, a gay reporter from D.C., was arrested in Ohio after police tried to remove him for talking during a news conference.
